Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a rich and interesting field of engineering because it deals with almost everything that moves in the universe. Mechanical engineers solve many of the world's most pressing issues and problems, such as energy, health and environmental engineering, robotics, advanced manufacturing technologies, land, air and sea transportation, both above and below the surface of the water, as well as outer spaceships, etc. These are just a few applications from a long list of challenges facing our society. It can be said that the vehicles we ride, the planes we fly, the ships and submarines we travel in, and the spaceships that take us to outer space and other planets are mostly designed by mechanical engineers.


The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.


Mechanical Engineering Department Chair: Dr. Abdulrahman bin Nahar Alharbi


Head of the Department is responsible for managing the academic, administrative and financial affairs of the department, and is responsible for implementing the regulations and systems of the Higher Education Council. He submits a report on the department’s work to the dean at the end of each academic year. The head of the department is appointed from among the distinguished Saudi faculty members with academic and administrative competencies by a decision of the university president based on the nomination of the dean of the faculty or institute. The appointment is for a period of two years, that is extendable.


Duties of the Department Chair:


Administrative and Financial Affairs

 1- Chairing the department council, supervising the organization of its affairs, inviting attendees to its sessions, implementing its decisions, and sending minutes of its sessions to the dean of the faculty.

2- Achieving the university’s higher goals and policies.

3- Implementing the Faculty Council’s decisions regarding the department.

4- Supervising the preparation of the department’s strategic plan and following up on its implementation.

5- Supervising the management of the department’s educational, research, administrative, financial and cultural affairs.

6- Supervising the development of the department administratively, academically and research-wise. 

7- Coordinating and developing the department’s relations inside and outside the university.

8- Supervising the provision of all educational, research, administrative and financial requirements of the department.

9- Supervising the improvement of quality and development of its outputs. 

10- Implementation and follow up on the decisions of the department council. 

11- Carrying out the powers delegated to him by the Dean of the Faculty. 

12- Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty any violations committed by a faculty member or someone in a similar position, such as failure to fulfill the required duties or any other violations. 

13- Submitting a report on the progress of postgraduate studies in the department to the Dean of the Faculty and the Dean of Postgraduate Studies at the end of each academic year. 


Academic Affairs

 1- Submitting a comprehensive report on the scholarship recipient’s academic trip if it is within the Kingdom and under the supervision of the department and submitting it to the Faculty Council.

2- Supervising the educational process, implementing its plans, and developing its academic programs in the department.

3- Implementing quality, evaluation and academic accreditation systems and regulations.

4- Supervising various student activities in the department.

5- Monitoring exam performance and maintaining order within the department.

6- Supervising the academic development process of the department’s programs. 

7- Preparing a comprehensive annual report on the progress of study and academic, administrative and research performance in the department and submitting it to the Dean of the faculty.

8- Supervising the recruitment of faculty members in the department.

9- Submitting the report of the Scientific Theses Discussion Committee to the Dean of Graduate Studies within a period not exceeding three weeks from the date of the discussion

10- Member suggestion for different departmental committees/tasks


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